If you feel guilty about missing a workout, or want to maintain a routine even when you are tired, perform a milder activity such as housework or strolling around your neighborhood.
Those who regularly painted and repaired their houses or walked briskly enjoyed more protection against premature death than those who washed dishes, even if people spent more overall hours engaged in "mild" activities.
This is sufficient for the resting state and mild activities but not for heavy physical exertion [ 65].
Given that mild activities dominated physical activity, this result suggests a stronger "true" association of moderate and vigorous activities with accelerometer-assessed physical activity.
Energy expenditure was calculated separately for mild activities (MET-level < 3.0), moderate activities (MET-level 3.0 5.9), and vigorous activities (MET-level ≥ 6.0).
Mild activities contributed the most (68.3%) and had the strongest correlation with total reported physical activity (r = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.76, 0.79).
However, the lack of seasonal effects in H1N1 and B could be the result of mild activities of these two types/subtypes during our study period.
Of the self-reported physical activity, 68.3% came from mild activities, 25% from moderate activities, and only 6.7% from vigorous activities, but their correlations with accelerometer-assessed total physical activity were comparable (range of r 's, 0.21 0.25).
During the treatment period, rest or mild activities (such as using an exercise bike or mild exercise in a pool) were permitted, and subsequently a gradual resumption of normal sport or recreational activities was allowed, as tolerated.
Taken together, these results provide one explanation for the lower correlation between self-reported and accelerometer-assessed physical activity in sociodemographic groups where mild activities constitute the bulk of reported physical activity.
